Parsing Good and Evil,
Politics and the Mideast

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For all the ado over politics stopping at the border, foreign policy and presidential rhetoric abroad have always been inextricably woven into election campaigns, and have taken particular prominence since 9/11. The 2008 election cycle is no different.